Road games swept by BHS basketball teams

Baldwin High School senior Kyle Pattrick draws a foul from Louisburg's Garrett Griffin at he attempts a layup during the third quarter Tuesday. Pattrick made both free throws after Griffin committed his fourth foul. Baldwin won the game 37-35.

LOUISBURG — Baldwin High School nearly let a 13-point fourth quarter lead slip away in the final minutes here Tuesday night.

The Bulldogs (7-10) led 34-21 after a free throw by freshman Chad Berg with 4:37 remaining in the game. Louisburg (8-9) came storming back by sinking four three-pointers in the final 2:30. Berg sank two big foul shots that gave BHS a five-point edge in the final seconds.

A three-pointer by Louisburg and a missed Baldwin free throw gave the Wildcats a chance to win or tie. However, their 10-foot shot missed off the front of the rim as Baldwin hung on to win 37-35.

Senior Justin Vander Tuig led the Bulldogs with a game-high 14 points.

LOUISBURG — A rare four-point play by Baldwin High School sophomore Kailyn Smith was the play of the game here Tuesday as the Bulldogs (13-4) swept the Frontier League contests with the Wildcats.

Smith’s four-point play came late in the third quarter. She was fouled as she shot a three-pointer. The basket went in and she made the free throw to tie the game 25-25. Smith made one foul shot a minute later to give Baldwin a one-point advantage.

Baldwin pulled away quickly in the fourth quarter behind four points each from Smith and senior Ramie Burkhart. Senior Allison Howard added a three-pointer to give the Bulldogs an 11-point lead. They went on to win 46-36.

Smith led all scorers with 17 points. Burkhart added 15 to the Bulldogs’ win.